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by Rebekah HammondContributor

Half of Richmond’s public elementary schools will have full-day kindergarten this fall.

September will be the fi rst year 20 of Richmond’s 38 elementary schools have the program.

“I think a lot of things have changed,” said Linda McPhail, chair of the Richmond board of education. “Most children ready for kindergarten are ready for the full-day experience.”

This year, 659 Richmond kindergarten students

will attend kindergarten under the new system.A full-day kindergarten will help children transition

to regular classrooms, according to supporters.“Nowadays, many of our students already attend

all-day daycares,” said Nancy Brennan, assistant su-perintendent of Richmond School District. “I think it’s an opportunity for teachers to get to know stu-dents better.”

Some parents like the full days while others like the half-day option.

“We’ve heard both sides,” said Eric Yung, president of the Richmond District Par-ents’ Association. “Working

parents tend to like it. Since they’re working all day, they’re looking for a full-day program anyway.”

“Parents who have the ability to be home with their children seem to like the half-day better,” he said. “They like the time with their children.”

Currently, French immersion and Montessori kin-dergartens are exempt, but by next year, all kinder-gartens in B.C. will be mandatory full days.

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Rebekah Hammond photoJosie Zahn, teacher at William Cook Elementary, will teach kindergarten students for a full day beginning next week.

Pests shut down eateriesby Christine LyonStaff Reporter

August was a busy month for health inspectors in Rich-mond who temporarily shut down a dozen local eateries due to health infractions.

The food fair at President Plaza at 8181 Cambie Rd. was especially hard hit. All seven of its food fair establishments were closed down for several days due to unsanitary condi-tions and pest infestations.

Yung Ho Soy Drink, Lead-ing Food Co., Red Lantern, Ning Bo Fang, Veggie Delight Café and O’Tray Noodle were closed for fi ve to 10 days each during the month, while Always Good was closed for 27 days.

Health offi cials ordered an immediate closure of the businesses after a routine in-spection on July 30.

Upon inspection of Leading Food Co. the health offi cial noted that: “Accumulations of mice droppings were seen in the front area at the point of sales and behind the cool-ing units in the kitchen. Clut-ters are seen throughout the premise.”

The inspector also saw ground pork thawing in the sink at room temperature.

At O’Tray Noodle inspectors noted “substantial accumu-lations of mouse droppings and fi lth,” particularly on food contact surfaces such as utensils, plates and equip-ment.

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Kindergarten kids ‘ready’ for full dayHalf of Richmond’s schools make the switch

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by Christine LyonStaff Reporter

A new trial date has been set for the Para-lympic curling champion and retired Rich-mond dentist charged with traffi cking coun-terfeit Viagra and Cialis.

Jim Armstrong, 59, and his son Gregory, 28, will stand trial Oct. 25, 2010 in a U.S. District Court in Seattle, Wash.

The date was determined Monday at a 30-minute status conference/hearing be-tween Justice Ricardo Martinez, prosecutor and assistant United States attorney Patricia Lally, and lawyers Richard Hansen and Paula Deutche.

Armstrong was arrested April 15 outside a mailbox store in Blaine, Wash. after picking up a package containing thousands of pills of counterfeit Viagra and Cialis.

He was charged in U.S. District Court with intentionally traffi cking or attempting to traffi c in the counterfeit drugs—an offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $2-million fi ne.

Investigators alleged some of the drugs were distributed by his son Gregory in Van-couver nightclubs.

Armstrong, whose curling team won gold at the Paralympic Games in Vancouver last winter, pleaded not guilty to the smuggling charges. He is free on bail.

Hit-and-run driver loses appeal

by Dan FergusonBlack Press

The Surrey man convicted of a 2005 hit-and-run crash that shattered a Richmond woman’s life has lost his appeal.

Jagjit Singh Gill was sentenced in Richmond Provincial Court to 12 months for dangerous driving causing bodily harm plus 18 months for failing to stop at the scene of the head-on crash that nearly killed Stacy Hamilton.

Gill fi led an appeal of both his conviction and his sentence, but later abandoned his challenge of the guilty verdict.

In a written decision released Monday, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled the 30-month jail term was appropriate given the facts of the case.

The tribunal also dismissed an applica-tion by the prosecutor for a longer sentence because Gill was convicted of a similar kind of driving offence in 2009.

On the early morning of Dec. 25, 2005, Gill’s Dodge Ram swerved across three lanes of traffi c before smashing into Richmond resi-dent Stacy Hamilton’s Asuna Sunrunner.

Raj Dhaliwal, a passenger in Gill’s truck, testifi ed that while the pair was in the cab of the truck and headed south on No. 4 Road, Gill was trying to hand him a lighter while Dhaliwal was fi ddling with the buttons on the stereo system.

Following the crash, both men got out of their truck and walked a short distance away, and made separate calls on their cell phones to have people pick them up. Nei-

ther called 911. Neither did anything to help Hamilton.

Gill and his wife later lied to police and claimed Gill’s truck had been stolen.

Hamilton suffered serious head and facial injuries, a broken pelvis, two broken ribs and numerous lacerations.

She required several surgeries and has

suffered the loss of taste and smell. In fi nding Gill guilty, Richmond Judge Jane

McKinnon said Gill’s actions throughout the accident and what transpired afterward were “entirely directed at his own self-interest.”

“He did not hesitate to involve other per-sons in his attempts to evade the police and to avoid detection as the driver by having his brother and Mr. Dhaliwal’s nephew come to the accident and get him away, then by involving his wife in a false police report, and then by involving a group of friends and family in his decision to let the police investigations into the identify of the driver continue until DNA evidence identifi ed him as being in the driver’s seat,” McKinnon stated.

- with fi les from Martin van den HemelRichmond Review fi le photo

Stacy Hamilton (photographed with her mother) suffered devastating injuries in a collision.

Jagjit Singh Gill appealed 30-month jail term

“He did not hesitate to involve other persons in his attempts to evade the police and to avoid detection as the driver.”

- Judge Jane McKinnon

Black Press fi le photo

Jim Armstrong in competition at the 2010 Paralympic Games earlier this year.

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“We’ve been careful to stress that kindergarten is optional (to attend),” Yung said. “It’s not necessarily an option we’d suggest, but it is an op-tion.”

Kindergarten will not necessarily be more academically-intense than it is now, assures Brennan.

“Understand it’s a play-based pro-gram,” she said. “Just because it’s a full-day program, it’s not a heavily academic program. At that age, the

best way of learning is through play-ing and imitating.”

Accommodations for classes were also planned out.

“District staff have done a lot of work to implement the (full-day pro-gram),” McPhail said. We looked at every elementary school in Richmond to see which ones had room.”

Some of the classrooms dedicated to full-day kindergarten were previ-ously used by grades 1 to 6 classes and needed to be appropriately re-

furnished. “Some staff from our district went

to the classrooms and made list of what was missing and what was needed,” Brennan said. “We’ve spent about $50,000 on equipment so that all of our full-day kindergartens have the same start.”

Parents are unsure, however, about the district’s decision to install 10 new modular learning centres at several schools next year.

“It’s never good to have kinder-

garten in portables,” Yung said. “It makes it tougher to integrate.”

The additions, however, won’t be the same as portables, according to Brennan.

“They are custom built by the dis-trict,” she said. “They are larger and equipped with running water and washrooms.”

Brennan said the buildings won’t necessarily house kindergarten classes—that’s determined by school administrators.

Trial date set for ParalympianJim Armstrong has pled not guilty following April arrest

Full-time kindergarten won’t be more academically-intense, district says“It’s a play-based pro-gram. Just because it’s a full-day program, it’s not a heavily academic program. At that age, the best way of learning is through playing and imitating.”

- Nancy Brennan


1. Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8373 (RZ 09-506728) Location/s: 4111 Williams Road

Applicant/s: Sarah A. Mercer Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Single Detached (RS2/C)”, to permit development of two (2) residential lots with vehicle access from Williams Road.

City Contact: Edwin Lee604-276-4121Planning and DevelopmentDepartment

BYLAW 8373

2. Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8597 (RZ 07-379075)

Location/s: 10071 Williams Road Applicant/s: Guravtar Singh Sandhu Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Compact Single Detached (RC2)”, to permit development of two (2) residential lots with vehicle access from an existing rear lane.


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Location/s: 9751 No. 3 Road Applicant/s: Parmjit Randhawa Purpose: To rezone the subject property from

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City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604-276-4108Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 8639

How to obtain further information:

• By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call

the CITY CONTACT shown above.

• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including

staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the

City Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/

agendas/hearings/2010.htm

• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting

staff and Committee reports and other background

material, are also available for inspection at the Planning &

Development Department at City Hall, between the hours

of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except

statutory holidays, commencing August 27, 2010 and ending

September 7, 2010, or upon the conclusion of the hearing.

• By FAX or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may

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276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday

through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing August

27, 2010 and ending September 7, 2010.

Participating in the Public Hearing process:

• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public.

If you believe that you are affected by the proposed bylaw,

you may make a presentation or submit written comments

at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you may

send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Office by 4

pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:

• By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www.richmond.

ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm

• By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y

2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Office

• By FAX: 604-278-5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s

Office

• Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing

rules and procedures, please consult the City website at

http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm

or call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-276-4007.

• All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing.

Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further

information or submissions can be considered by Council.

It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used

for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.

David Weber

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Notice of Public HearingTuesday, September 7, 2010 - 7 p.m.Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City HallCity of Richmond • 6911 No. 3 Rd., Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 • Tel: 604-276-4000 • Fax: 604-278-5139 • www.richmond.ca

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by Jeff NagelBlack Press

Motorists will get a modest break on basic auto insurance premiums after years of fat prof-its for the Insurance Corporation of B.C.

The public auto insurer has been ordered to reduce basic rates 2.4 per cent effective Nov. 1.

It’s a deeper cut than the 1.9 per cent ICBC had proposed because regulators at the B.C. Utilities

Commission decided expenses were lower than expected, leav-ing room to lop off another half point.

“They crunched the numbers and came up with a slightly differ-ent calculation,” ICBC president and CEO Jon Schubert said in an interview.

“It’s the fi rst time we’ve been able to reduce basic rates in more than a decade.”

Less frequent claims and better driving weather are the main rea-sons for the reduced expenses, even though average claim costs continue to climb, especially for injury crashes.

“It’s our customers’ smart driv-ing that really allows us to do this,” Schubert said.

ICBC will have to cut much fur-

ther, however, to get basic rates back down to 2005 levels—in-creases in 2006 and 2007 raised basic premiums nearly 10 per cent.

ICBC recorded another $232 mil-lion in net earnings for the fi rst half of this year, the latest in a long string of hefty profi ts.

And the provincial government this year moved to tap some of the cash ICBC generates to pay down B.C.’s defi cit.

It ordered ICBC to hand over $487 million from its reserves and set aside similar dividends for Victoria in future years.

Canadian Taxpayers Federation spokesperson Maureen Bader said rates should be cut even fur-ther so there’s less surplus money left for the province to raid.


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Inspectors also disposed of raw eggs stored at room tempera-ture.

All seven restaurants have since been re-opened after follow-up in-spections determined all health requirements, including pest con-trol, were met.

Dosa Grill at 8260 Westminster Hwy. and 21 Century Trading Inc. at 21331 Gordon Way were also closed for pest infestations in Au-gust.

An Aug. 25 inspection of Dosa resulted in a two-day closure after inspectors discovered poor sanita-tion, improper food storage and cockroaches on and around the dishwasher. Health offi cials saw eggs, egg capsules, nymphs and

adult cockroaches—both dead and alive.

Dosa was allowed re-open Aug. 27 after hiring pest control services and cleaning the premises.

Jang Mo Job Korean Restaurant at 8320 Alexandra Rd. and V’s Malay & Thai Food Inc. at 8260 Westminster Hwy. were also closed briefl y in August due to unsanitary conditions.

While most restaurants were quick to comply with health re-quirements, two Richmond food establishments remain closed.

Grace Food Company Ltd. was shut down on March 25 for im-proper dishwashing and sewage contamination. Due to a plumbing blockage, the establishment stored buckets of waste water under the

sink which were later discarded in the Pacifi c Plaza Mall public janito-rial room.

Inspectors asked that waste wa-ter be discarded into the waste water pipe on site to prevent po-tential contamination.

Also still closed is Richmond Sta-tion Pub at 8260 Westminster Hwy. The pub was shut down Aug. 19 for unsanitary conditions, improper food storage temperatures and improper dishwashing.

After two re-inspections the res-taurant had not satisfi ed health requirements and inspectors were “still fi nding fl ies in the premises.” The inspection report noted a plas-tic bin with fl y pupae that had not been removed for an extended period of time.

Health offi cials found live cockroaches

ICBC trims basic auto rates2.4 per cent cut first in a decade

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Sockeye run leaps to 34 millionby Jeff NagelBlack Press

Fishery managers have again upped their count

of the Fraser River sock-eye run, this time to 34 million.

Tuesday’s increase of an estimated four million additional salmon was the third revision of the count in a week by the Pacifi c Salmon Commis-sion.

The stunning run is now three times what had been projected in advance and more than 20 times as many fi sh as returned in the last two catastrophic years, which sparked a federal inquiry that soon gets underway.

“I’ve never seen any-thing like it,” said Glen Browning, a former com-mercial fi sherman living in South Surrey.

He was angling for sockeye on the Fraser near Agassiz Monday evening with fi ve other friends.

“We caught 12 fi sh in about two hours,” he said. “You could feel them going by your legs.”

The record return—the largest since 1913—was upgraded because the number of late-running sockeye destined for

Shuswap Lake area of the watershed continues to climb.

Another 12-hour open-ing for Fraser River gill-netters was announced for Thursday starting at 7 a.m., in addition to a similar opening Wednes-day. Fish processors continue to struggle to keep up.

“We’re right at the breaking point,” said Mike Denike of Surrey-based Sundance Sea-food Ltd.

“Everything’s full. All the totes are being used. The ice houses are pumping out the ice as fast as they can. It’s tense.”

One fisherman he works with caught 5,000 sockeye in a single 24-hour opening, Denike said.

“It’s encouraging the fi sh are back—that puts the sustainability issue to rest a little bit. I sure hope it continues.”

Many fishermen are also selling direct to the public at docks along the Fraser, rather than deal-ing with the declining prices offered by bro-kers.

‘We’re at the breaking point’

by Christine LyonStaff Reporter

Employees at the Micro-soft Canadian Develop-ment Centre have vacated their 73,000 square feet of office space in East Richmond.

The software company moved out of the two buildings it leased at Crestwood Corporate Centre near No. 6 Road and Westminster High-way and has relocated to downtown Vancouver.

No spokesperson from Microsoft was available for comment, but the company stated in an e-mail that: “Microsoft has consolidated offi ces to gain business effi ciencies and our employees have moved to Vancouver.”

“Our team has already been relocated and now Microsoft employs ap-proximately 300 people in the Lower Mainland in various capacities and municipalities,” the e-mail said.

Microsoft’s move will have a “signifi cant” im-pact on the local econo-my, said Richmond East MLA Linda Reid.

“I will be very sorry to lose them, they’ve been

spectacular to work with,” she said.

The city will have to say goodbye to those Micro-soft employees who com-muted to Richmond daily, and could potentially lose local residents who worked for the company.

“They may choose to

move accommodation, move closer to their new place of business,” Reid said.

Rumours have swirled that one reason the com-pany decided to leave Richmond was a lack of rental housing for staff.

“If what they say is true, that we don’t have enough rental accom-modation close to where they do business, mak-ing it more diffi cult for their employees, that’s absolutely something for the city to address,” said Reid.

But Microsoft said that fi nding staff housing was

not a challenge.“People choose to live

throughout the Lower Mainland and as such, found accommodation that suited their personal tastes/needs,” the com-pany stated.

The Microsoft Canadi-an Development Centre opened its doors in Rich-mond three years ago and employed more than 300 people, many of them re-cruited from around the world.

Software developers at the centre work on more than half of the products and services Microsoft offers.


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Chief Derek Orr spoke with a new confidence

when he visited the B.C. legislature last week to sign a ground-breaking deal to share provincial taxes from a mine development.

Two summers ago when I met him at the McLeod Lake reserve north of Prince George, he was newly elect-ed, looking younger than his 35 years and unused to speeches and media interviews. The prosperous logging and construction businesses the McLeod Lake Indian Band had built were struggling, and things would soon get worse.

For years the nearby mill town of Mackenzie was the poster child for a declining B.C. forest industry, but now the region is back on a roll. Sawmills and the pulp mill have started up

again, construction for coal mines, gas development and wind farms is booming, and for the first time, the Crown would share its min-ing revenues in recognition of clearly demonstrated aboriginal title.

The pine beetle and the U.S.-led market collapse took its toll, Orr noted at the signing ceremony.

“We had to cut budgets by over 44 per cent, $3 million within our organization,” he said. “But I’m happy to say we’re on the upswing again, and our future is bright.”

McLeod Lake gets an estimated $34 to $38 mil-lion share of B.C. resource royalties during the life of the Mt. Milligan copper-gold project. The B.C. gov-ernment signed a second deal last week with two aboriginal communities near Kamloops to expand the dormant Afton Mine, giving them a one-third share, good for another $30 million.

The standard government approach has been to grap-ple with resource sharing in treaty negotiations, or leave the problem to the private sector. Investors had to design projects, under-take huge environmental assessments and negotiate training, employment and infrastructure deals with aboriginal communities.

Mt. Milligan’s develop-ers have been at it for a decade, and they still have a competing claim from the Nak’azdli Band near Fort St. James to deal with.

Minister of State for Mines Randy Hawes says the door is open to similar tax-shar-ing talks with the Nak’azdli, but warns that the size of a group and strength of its territorial claim can vary widely.

The Afton and Mt. Milligan mine deals were apparently what Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was referring to when I spoke to him in late July about the prospects for the Prosperity gold-copper mine near Williams Lake. Bennett promised a public offer to area aboriginal communi-ties for revenue sharing in the Prosperity mine.

This provoked a swift and negative response from the Tsilhqot’in National Government, the regional group that has battled in court for years to declare

that the Crown has no title to the region their ances-tors fought and died for in the Chilcotin War of the 1860s.

The federal cabinet is considering a final decision on a Crown permit for the Prosperity mine, in another logging region that will feel the effects of beetle kill for decades. At worst, the situation looks as if it could slip into another Oka or Gustafson Lake confronta-tion.

After many years of fol-lowing agonizingly slow treaty negotiations, and listening to the constant drumbeat of grievances from groups such as the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, I’m pleased to add McLeod Lake to B.C. aboriginal suc-cess stories at Westbank, Osoyoos, Klahoose, Tsawwassen, Maa-Nulth and others who have put the past behind them.

Orr plans to put mining revenues in a trust fund for health, education, culture and Sekani language teach-ing. Sometimes putting the past behind you is the only way to preserve it.

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Many voices to consider in Steveston debate

Call them what you want—high-rises, mid-rise buildings or living rooms in the sky—but Onni’s latest proposal for the

Steveston waterfront is again attracting atten-tion. That’s no surprise.

Steveston is a village cherished by so many. A com-munity built on the fishing industry, and a historic jewel that’s been somewhat preserved in a redeveloping city.

There’s no doubt Richmond council members have their work cut out for them in weighing the merits of building two towers on the last waterfront parcel of Imperial Landing. Most important, perhaps, is for decision-makers to listen to more than just the select voices hellbent on railing against any development proposal for the site.

This land has already been the subject of a pains-taking public process that saw it rezoned to allow a residential-commercial development.

If Onni decided to build today, it could erect six four-storey buildings on the site—just east of No. 1 Road—that would blanket the parcel in question.

Views of apartment owners behind would be blocked—something they should have known all along. Dreams of this entire site becoming a public park are unrealistic, unless residents care to ante up millions to buy the site from Onni.

The new proposal would see only two buildings con-structed. Fewer views would be blocked, and the city is gifted a prime waterfront parcel that could become a park, a museum or whatever else is determined as a need.

The caveat, of course, is these would be the tallest buildings in Steveston. Nothing else in close proxim-ity would compare to the height of these structures. In other words, these would be landmark buildings that would change the character of Steveston.

A full public process will allow residents and business owners to have their say. Whatever decision is landed on by council, it must be in the interest of the entire village—if not city—not just a select few determined to mount campaigns against any development.

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Towers would ‘wreck’ StevestonEditor:

Re: “High-rises eyed for Steveston,” Aug. 26. As I read the headline, I quickly checked to see the date was not April 1.

The idea of high-rises on the waterfront in Steveston is not funny. The character of Steveston that lures both residents to the area, and visits from those of us who live in the rest of Richmond and beyond, is all about scale.

When we walk those waterfront parkways and enjoy the village and market, it is the best of small town connectedness that charms us and keeps us coming back. Towers along the water would wreck that.

And, we should not be hoodwinked by pledges of cash for more parks. Steveston has plenty of park space and wonderful public amenities compared to much of the rest of Richmond.

If Onni is truly interested in parks, it should fund those for the project they are developing in the oval area, where densities are going to be very high and where the whole area is actually planned for high-rises.

Or maybe they’d like to dedicate money to buy land in the downtown core where residents have minimal park space and where they have also developed several properties.

And, while I know Steveston Com-munity Centre is badly in need of upgrades and additional space to accommodate the huge infl ux of resi-dents who fi lled the recent develop-

ments in the area (several of which were developed by Onni), those should be undertaken by the city and the society without any link to this project. It’s not a joke, it’s a bribe.

Julie HalfnightsRichmond

So long Steveston

Editor:Re: “High-rises eyed for Steveston,”

Aug. 26. There’s a bad smell emanat-ing from Bayview Street and it is not the smell of fi sh or food.

It comes from a narrow strip of Onni-owned land, fenced off with an unsightly chainlink fence and used for only heaven knows what. And now, guess what, they’re proposing to build 10- and 12-storey concrete high-rises, smack in front of the apartments on the north side of Bay-view Street as a replacement for their view over the river.

But wait. They are going to donate some of that neglected land to the city for a park, and who’s going to pay for the development of that? Isn’t it enough that they are going to donate the land?

I guess it had to happen sooner or later—somebody would want to “improve” Steveston with some high-rises, and before you know it they will be snapped up by investors, to sit empty until the prices rise. And so the precedent is created and we can expect more of the same. So long Steveston. It was a wonderful historic place to visit while it lasted.

Patrick GannonRichmond

Onni is propos-ing to build two towers—one 10 storeys, another 12 storeys—in Steveston.

A sight only on the FraserEditor:

I recently took a ‘tourist trip’ of the fi shery on the Fraser River to observe and enjoy a river full of fi sh and fi shing boats catching a lot of fi sh and many recreational fi shermen doing their best to catch a sockeye from along the shoreline.

Many seemed to be trying to catch their fi rst salmon ever in the Fraser River. All this fi shery activity was a rare site in Richmond over the past several years. After watching dozens of recreation-al fi shermen for almost two hours, I did not see a single one catch a sockeye—with one exception.

One recreational fi sher had caught a commercial fi shermen’s net and the commercial fi sherman did everything to come near the shore to untangle the fellow’s line. I would have normally expected a commercial boat operator to just cut the line. The recreational fi sher then shouted—“Throw me a sockeye.”

The boat operator hollered that they were eight pounds and he could not throw that far. The sports guy then said you have my line and lure so just put a fi sh on my line. The commercial fi sherman did exactly that. Really a weird story—from sports fi sherman-commercial fi sherman confl ict to a near blissful fi shery story in just under fi ve minutes.

Amazing how grizzly bears and fi shermen can be so easy to get along with as long as there is an excess of fi sh.

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lettersEntire area should be a park Editor:

Re: “High-rises eyed for Steveston,” Aug. 26. I am sure I am not alone in be-ing absolutely horrifi ed and incensed at the prospect of two towers being built on the Steveston waterfront.

Has anyone even thought about the impact such a project would have on this already over-populated area? As it is, the Steveston library and community centre are inadequate to meet the de-mands of our ever-burgeoning “village.”

And how about that Canada Line? It’s already at capacity and that’s before hundreds of new residents converge on Steveston, not to mention the few thou-sand more that will be occupying River Green and City Centre in a few years’ time. And we haven’t even considered the traffi c woes yet!

Of course, the whole thing is a big attractive bribe from Onni—let us build these two towers and then we’ll give you a nice park. Sorry, folks, but we residents of Steveston are smarter than the average bear, and are not going to

fall for this nonsense.The whole area should be a park—

that’s what it wants to be anyway. The ducks fl oating on the rainwater pond there are proof of that.

If anyone reading this truly cares about Steveston’s (and Richmond’s) future, please make your voice heard and come to the open house on Sept. 9 at Steveston Community Centre.

Carlie HollandSteveston

Is this Steveston’s legacy?Editor:

Re: “High-rises eyed for Steveston,” Aug. 26. The Onni Group of Compa-nies wants to create a “lasting legacy on the waterfront in Steveston.”

Yes, the same parcel of land involved in numerous public hearings, debates, and protests, over 12 years ago. The same parcel of land for which it was concluded that the best possible deal was to have this industrial land rezoned to allow six buildings up to three (re-vised to four) stories.

In return, the residents of Rich-mond received commercial area to enhance the maritime fl avour of the village, and a waterfront park, which in the later words of one city council-lor amounted to “landscape for the development.”

So what are we to receive now under the revised Onni proposal to increase its density to 200 units? A widened strip of landscaping, or “waterfront park” in the shade shadow of 12- and 10-storey buildings, and a $500,000 “donation” to a community centre whose proximity and amenities are a huge selling feature to the Onni condo-minium complex.

The village of Steveston, with its quaint one- and two-storey buildings, is ripe for redevelopment. Soon we will be faced with a plethora of developers crying “me too,” waving their com-munity centre donation cheques and promising amenities such as pocket landscaping, rooftop gardens, ground level daycares, and three social housing units in return for high-density condo-miniums.

So, you have to ask yourself, is this the lasting legacy vision for Steveston we want? Where all that is left are a dozen historical facades, surrounded by towering high density condominium development?

K. A. Hogarth-DavisRichmond

The people spokeEditor:

Re: “Musqueam says city didn’t ‘act honourably’” (Aug. 26). Ever since the Richmond purchase

of the Garden City lands, the Musqueam keeps claiming that the city “failed to act honourably” in implementing the initial memo-randum of understanding (MOU) about the lands.

The band seems to believe that city council had to keep supporting destruction of Agricultural Land Reserve land for high-rise develop-ment no matter what the citizens advised during the required pro-cess.

Would council members have been acting honourably if they had made a final decision before pretending to listen to the citizens in public consultation?

I personally would not con-sider it an honourable act. I also understand that the city cannot legally be a party to a contract that prevents council from voting in the best interests of us, the citizens.

The people of Richmond repeat-edly showed council that they opposed the application to exclude the Garden City lands from the ALR.

If the MOU required Richmond council members to put other par-ties ahead of their citizens, then the band should agree that the MOU was not a legal contract.

With a voided MOU, Richmond would get its purchase price back and the federal government would get the ownership back.

The Garden City lands would remain as protected green space in the City Centre. As a resident of the City Centre, I could live with that.

Olga TkatchevaRichmond

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Ballroom dancer does Richmond proudEditor:

While most of us enjoyed our summer having barbecues and going to the beaches after work, some worked really hard and represented our com-munity and Canada to the world.

After graduating Richmond Secondary, Maryana Dudchenko continued to pursue her dream and passion of dance.

This summer Mary-ana together with her dancing partner Vlad Bohdanov went to Europe to represent Canada in World Ball-room Dance tourna-ments. They finished 3rd in Italy and did very well in Germany.

Maryana and Vlad have worked very hard this summer, with absolutely no time to spare for beaches and barbecues.

So let’s cheer for them as they arrive back in Canada at the end of this sum-mer, only to pack clean clothes to fly to California and represent our com-munity of Richmond this first weekend of September the in Embassy Ball World Cup Ballroom Dance Championship held in Yucaipa, Calif.

I am very proud to say that Maryana is my sister, and though I really missed her this summer I truly admire her passion and dedication to what she loves.

Victoriya DragunRichmond

‘Do you grow it?” is

the most often asked question at G J Farm on No. 4 Road (just south of Steveston High-way). The answer is, “Yes.”

I am eating a cob of corn that the highly pregnant Lyudmila has handed me, fresh out of the fi eld, just out of the pot. The juice runs down my chin and she hands me a napkin.

We are sitting at the table in the back of the storefront. Her husband, George Gens, is having

lunch. He takes time to talk about his life as a farmer.

“I arrived in Canada in 1989 from Paraguay,” he says. “Not yet 19 years old, with just $100 in my pocket.”

He spent a year in school learning English; then washed dishes at La Pergola. One day, Mr. Buerger, owner of J.S. Nature Farm on MacKen-zie Road, asked, “What can I do for you my boy? Do you know how to farm? Do you know how to drive a tractor?” Yes, he did. He grew up grow-ing everything to survive winter.

“Come at 6 in the morning to MacKenzie.” He did.

He was sent out into the fi eld to pick gourds, but no one told him how to pick them. “Oh George,” Susanna Buerger had said when she saw them, “They’re suppose to be picked with the stem.”

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missed having his morn-ing coffee. “George, come in,” he’d say. George tells me that they never complained, even when times were rough. “It’ll be better next time,” they’d say.

Today, George farms on over 100 acres in various sections of Richmond. Almost six acres are dedi-cated to dill cukes, 21 acres for yellow potatoes (that are bought from customers who come as far away as Alaska). His fi elds yield squash of every sort and kind, pink romano beans, Swiss chard, kohlrabi, leeks, garlic… 11 acres for peas…

When Lyudmila’s sister came to visit from the States, she saw the peas and asked, “How do you eat them?”

Once the strawberries start in June, George’s days begin at 4:30 a.m. and he doesn’t stop until 11 p.m. “Farming is my favourite thing to do,” he says. “I left home when

I was 15 and went to Ar-gentina, then to Canada. I’m proud of what I now produce for the local people.”

Sometimes it’s hard, he admits. Then adds, “It’s always hard. And I miss out on summer. When other people are going on picnics and spending time with their family, I’m caring and waiting for my harvest.”

His son Jeremy, almost seven years old, calls him. “Can you come and pick me up? I want to go to the farm.”

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Calling all experienced Rich-mond dancers. The Richmond Arts Centre is holding audi-tions for its new Youth Dance Company focusing on ballet performance-training.

“(The initiative) was based on feedback from our older students in our dance pro-gram,” said Camyar Chai-chian, arts director for the City of Richmond. “We’re wanting to be a centre for excellence... We want to provide more per-formance opportunities for the older students.”

Students who get into the new program will experience performance opportunities outside of the centre’s regular year-end recital. During the year, accepted students will be involved in all aspects of dance production.

“There’s a lot you can learn from actually participating in a performance and putting what you’ve learned into prac-tice,” Chaichian said. “The main production is in January and is also for them to be able to witness what it takes to put on a dance show.”

Opportunities to perform at other community festivals may also be a possibility, said Chaichian.

Dance instructors Miyouki Jego and Claudia Segovia will lead the company. Chaichian said their skills and commit-ment to classical and contem-porary ballet teaching helped make the new program pos-sible.

“The students are going to learn a lot from Miyouki and Claudia,” Chiachian said. “They have a lot of integrity and knowledge; they bring a lot of passion and creativity to it as well.”

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solutely hated it so much I cried,” said Jego, who’s taught at the cultural centre for about a year. “Then my in-structor, she sat me down and asked me if I liked to dance, I looked her straight in the eyes and said, ‘Yes.’

“After that, I found my pas-sion was dancing and I love teaching it and conveying it to teens and adults.”

Jego is the technical ballet instructor while Segovia is the choreographer.

In teaching technique, Jego

focuses on the Cecchetti bal-let method, developed by Ital-ian dancer Enrico Cecchetti (1850 to 1928).

The Cecchetti method stresses teaching students the anatomy of steps and movements so they know the foundations of dance and aren’t just imitating instruc-tors’ movements.

“The Cecchetti system is older, tried, tested and true,” Jego said. “Cecchetti taught his dancers different steps all the days of the week. That way they’d be fully trained in all aspects so they could do any of the movements when called for.”

Cecchetti focused particu-larly on training students for a professional career.

“(The dance company) will give students a foundation

to be able to move on should they need to,” Jego said. “They’ll have all the basics and they’ll be ready to do auditions.”

Jego is looking forward to working with Segovia.

“Claudia and I make a really good team. We complement each other very well,” said Jego.

“We’re excited to teach the kids a whole new slew of things and give them a good experience of performance,”

she said.The Youth Dance Company

will have two age tiers. One group will be for children ages 10 to 11 and the other category for youth ages 12 to 18.

Jego and Segovia will be au-ditioning 40 dancers from the community. Of the 40 people auditioned, four to fi ve danc-ers will be accepted for each age category.

“I’m amazed by the level of interest and talent there is in the arts—particularly

in dance—in Richmond,” Chaichian said. “We’re quite confi dent we’ll get what we want out of the audition ses-sion.”

Audition tickets will be given to the fi rst 40 eligible dancers to arrive on audition day with proper dance attire and hair.

The audition takes place Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. in the Rich-mond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate. For more infor-mation call Camyar Chaichian at 604-247-8326.


arts & entertainmentBluetrain: Local elec-tric blues band plays the Gulf of Georgia Cannery 6:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3 as part of the Music at the Cannery series. Admission by dona-tion.

Engelbert Humperdinck: Music’s “King of Romance” plays River Rock Show Theatre Saturday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets, $64.50 to $74.50, at Ticketmaster.

Mondo Eatery: Papi’s Ristorante Italiano reopens Sunday, Sept. 5 as a modern, casual restaurant featuring global cuisine. Grand opening with cocktail reception from 6 to 11 p.m. Cost is $25. Mondo Eatery is locat-ed at 12551 No. 1 Rd.

The Bradley McGillivray Band: Playing a blend of blues, jazz, Motown and gospel, the band plays Lulu’s Lounge at River Rock Sept. 8 and 9, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The Dragon and Phoenix Cantonese Opera Group: A dra-matic show of love and war at Gateway Theatre from Sept. 9 to 12. Tickets, $28 to $88, at 604-808-6448. Show time is 7 p.m.

Cheech and Chong: Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong defined an era with their irreverent, satirical, counter-culture comedy routines. They play River Rock Show Theatre Friday Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets, $69.50 to $79.50, at Ticketmaster.

Richmond Arts Centre: Richmond’s newest dance academy will hold auditions Saturday, Sept. 11 at 7700 Minoru Gate. At 10 a.m., audition tickets will be handed to first 40 candidates. Info: 604-247-8326. The Naden Band: Presented by SUCCESS, a show, “Sailors & Songs” on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. is a musical tribute to the Canadian Naval Centennial. Tickets are $18. Call 604-270-1812.

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Rebekah Hammond photoMiyouki Jego demonstrates a technique expected in the new Youth Dance Company.

City stays in step with new dance troupeAuditions for Youth Dance Company set for Sept. 11

“We’re excited to teach the kids a whole new slew of things and give them a good ex-perience of perfor-mance.”

- Miyouki Jego

Gallery issues call for artist trading cards

Richmond Art Gallery is calling on artists of all ages to participate in the upcoming fi fth annual Artist Trading Card exhibition.

The cards are miniature works of original art—mea-

suring 2.5 by 3.5 inches—that are made to trade. It’s an international art movement intended to be a non-commercial, non-hierarchical, non-judgemental avenue for artistic exchange.

Artists of all ages are invited to participate, and all techniques and mediums are welcome.

All entries that follow the submission

guidelines will be exhibited, and all the cards on exhibit will be up for trade.

Last year the gallery exhibited entries by over 300 artists from countries all over the world. This year, we hope to exhibit even more cards to host the largest card trading

session in B.C. on Jan. 22, 2011.For details on this year’s exhibition and to down-

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and Salt Spring has ended, and so too, those hot, breezy days of summer just made for read-ing at the beach.

While I didn’t read prolifi cally on this trip, I did manage to squeeze in three books, one of which is by my all-time

favourite author, Anna Quindlen. For those of you who’ve read any-thing by her, you know that she’s an exquisite writer. In her latest nov-el, Every Last One, she introduces the reader to the Latham family – the Mom, Mary Beth who is a landscape designer; the father who is an ophthalmologist; Ruby, their teenage daughter; and Max and Alex, the younger twins. There’s also Kiernan, Ruby’s boyfriend, who’s like family, and practically lives at the Latham’s.

Mary Beth’s whole world revolves around her kids, so when Ruby announces that she’s breaking up with Kier-nan, and Max begins to show signs of depres-sion, everything is focused on easing their

pain. Shy Max feels like he’s living in the shadow of his outgoing, athletic twin brother Alex, so Mary Beth puts him in therapy. Ruby and her mom are close so they talk about how Kiernan is suffocating Ruby with his over-the-top pursuit of her. Alex is the well-adjusted one who wins sports trophies and has all the friends. Seems like a normal enough family, but is there really such a thing as normal? As someone once said: “normal” is a setting on a dryer.

So when a tragic and an unforeseen act of vi-olence hits the Latham family, Mary Beth is left to pick up the pieces and try to make sense of it all. The overarching grief and guilt plague

her to the point of near catatonic response, but she’s forced to struggle through the quicksand of emotions in order to reconstruct what’s left of her life. The parts of the story where Quindlen shows us the depth of Mary Beth’s grief are truly heart rending. But getting to that point was a bit try-

ing. For the fi rst half of the book she dutifully builds up her charac-ters, yet the plot is a bit thin. But when the un-speakable tragedy oc-curs, the story revs up and goes into full gear. Quindlen has a knack for deeply emotional writing (read One True Thing—it’s a sad, but a gorgeous book) and has an uncanny ability to convey the power of sadness that accompa-

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says “Everyone has something”—some secret or hidden shame that they carry with them like a bag of lead. No one gets out unscathed. But in Every Last One, Mary Beth’s strong will and undying love allow her to tri-umph over evil and not only salvage but protect what’s really important in life. Reading Every

Last One wasn’t easy at certain points, but it was worth it. For lovers of good fi ction, you won’t want to miss this one. For other popular reading suggestions check out Richmond Public Library’s website at www.yourlibrary.ca/goodbooks/.

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Home Grown is the latest exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver. It’s a photographic exploration of local food production and sustainable farming in Vancouver and the surrounding region.

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You can be a part of the exhibit by adding your home-made preserves to the growing wall. Over the next four months, donations of preserves will be accepted. Simply label the jar with the type of preserve, where the fruit or vegetables were grown, your name, and the date you made the preserves. Drop them off at the museum’s front desk, attention Joan Seidl. The collection will be looking for a home when the exhibit closes, so there’s no guarantee your jar will be returned. The museum is located at 1100 Chestnut St.

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Black Bond Books at Lansdowne Centre will host a sidewalk sale Sept. 13 to 19 as a kickoff to its Coats for Kids campaign. The store will set out 15 tables of books, priced at 50 to 70 per cent off the marked price in a kiosk by Langley Farm Market inside the mall. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Richmond Food Bank. Each September, Black Bond collects children’s coats for needy families. Last year, the store collected 450 coats with Lansdowne Centre’s help.

Richmond RCMP is ask-ing for help from the pub-lic in identifying a man involved in a car accident this summer.

On Monday, police is-sued the plea seeking the identity of a man driving a grey Toyota Camry, which police say caused a seri-ous accident.

The accident happened around 1 p.m. on July 1 at Westminster Highway and No. 8 Road.

A black Acura MDX was travelling westbound on Westminster Highway when the Camry exited a parking lot of a straw-berry farm just west of No. 8 Road.

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Security cameras at W&A Farms captured footage of the Acura speeding down West-minster Highway.

Farmer Bill Zylmans, owner of the strawberry farm, earlier told The Richmond Review that

had it remained on the road, the Acura likely would have killed the oc-cupants of the Camry.

Police say the driver of the Camry stopped brief-ly after the collision, but drove away before police arrived.

The driver is described as a Caucasian male in his 60s, with a thin build, wearing glasses. Police say he was with a Cau-casian woman with a medium build and short brown hair.

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The September commuter crush—traditionally the busiest time of year on Metro Vancouver roads and transit lines—kicks in now as vacations end and students head back to school or university.

TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie said the transit system experi-ences its heaviest loads of the year in the fi rst two or three weeks after Labour Day.

“All the students head to campus about the same time in the morn-ing to do their register-ing, buy their books and get set up for the year,” he said. “We need everybody to exercise some patience.”

The numbers ease later in the month as students settle into their course schedules.

Hardie advises anyone who can to shift their route times, especially avoiding the busiest 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. rushes.

Commuting half an hour earlier or later can make a big difference and spread out traffi c volumes, he said.

Construction delays on Highway 1 and the approaches to the Port Mann Bridge could add to the challenge for motorists.

The tolled Golden Ears Bridge offers a usually uncongested route over the Fraser River for those willing to pay.

The heaviest choke points on transit are typically ones where UBC-bound students exit SkyTrain for buses, such as at stations on Broadway, or Produc-tion Way in the case of

SFU-bound students.“It’s normal for us to

have pretty signifi cant crowds waiting at key points like Commercial-Broadway,” Hardie said.

Transit users should fi nd more wriggle room on SkyTrain than in the fall of 2009 thanks to the new cars added to the system ahead of the 2010 Olympics.

“We have 48 more cars on the Expo and Millennium Lines that we didn’t have last year,” Hardie said.

More buses were also added and some exist-ing buses have shifted to bolster other routes

after being replaced by the Canada Line.

The #49 Metrotown-UBC route will run 60-foot articulated buses at peak times, freed up when the Canada Line replaced long buses formerly used on the 98 B-Line.

Downtown Vancouver buses are also return-ing to Granville Street, now that trolley wires taken down for Canada

Line construction have been reinstalled.

Extra seasonal service is being added on a number of routes serv-ing post-secondary institutions where stu-dents have the manda-tory U-Pass, which gives unlimited transit use at a deep discount to normal monthly prices.

But a promised ex-pansion of the U-Pass system to include all post-secondary stu-dents at a $30 monthly price won’t kick in this fall.

Institutions such as Kwantlen Polytechnic University must still hold student votes on whether to adopt U-Pass.

“The earliest they could have pass in hand is probably January,” Hardie said.

Some Metro mayors worry the U-Pass ex-pansion could put tre-mendous new demand on the transit system, beyond TransLink’s capacity.

But Hardie said it’s unclear whether all eligible institutions will join.

He also noted some that are eligible—such as BCIT, Vancouver Community College and Emily Carr University of Art and Design—already have large numbers of students taking transit.

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• Reconfi guration of bus exchanges at Capi-lano University, New Westminster Station and UBC Loop.

See translink.ca for details.

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Many parents of school-aged children are interested in packing a healthy and envi-ronmentally friendly lunch for their children each day. However, they may have questions regarding how to do just that.

This is the season for school lunches, as thousands of students will be heading back to the classroom—and lunchroom. For those who will be bringing a lunch from home, there are ways to make it healthy for the body and the planet.

• Choose foods the child will eat. Nothing is more wasteful than a lunch that ends up in the trash rather than the stomach. Instead of experimenting with foods that one would hope a child will eat, select healthy items that have a past track record for success.

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• Select organic foods. Whether the child is bringing in a peanut butter and jelly sand-wich or a pizza on a pita, choose foods that are organically grown or local. Supermarkets now stock the shelves with plenty of organic options that are free from pesticides and harmful growing practices. These foods are healthier and more sustainable.

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Improving study habits improves literacyReinforce strong study habits by also doing yours

Advice for parents:

• Be interested in what your children are learning. Help relate what they are learning to the real world.

• Stay involved. Be sure that your children are meeting their requirements.

• Know your child’s school, the principal and especially your child’s teachers.

Primary students:

• Let your children see you read, and set aside time each day for family reading.

• Read street signs.• Ask your children to read to

you while you prepare a meal.• Get your children excited about

reading by taking turns reading pages or acting out characters.

• Talk to your children about what they read. Ask them ques-tions that require them to read between the lines and think about what they have just read. This will help improve their reading comprehension.

•Introduce your children to a variety of literary styles and see which one they most enjoy.

• Help your children get a library card and take weekly trips with them to the library.

Intermediate students:

• Set up a daily homework routine. Designate a homework area away from distractions like the television, Internet and electronic games, and set up the area with good lighting and supplies.

• When it is time for your children to do their homework, reinforce strong study habits by also doing yours: balance your cheque book, pay your bills or immerse yourself in a book.

• Let your children read comic books in their spare time because comics can encourage positive reading habits and can play a role in improving literacy.

• Help your children identify difficult and easy homework tasks and get them to tackle the most difficult subjects first.

• Make yourself available to answer questions and offer help when your child gets stuck, but do not do your chil-dren’s homework for them.

• Ask your children questions and have them explain what they have just read or studied.

• Encourage your children to write stories and poetry.

Secondary students:

• Continue with an estab-lished homework routine. Make adjustments as needed, such as after-school or weekend time set aside for working on big projects.

• Encourage your teenagers to take 20 minutes each night to read over their notes from that day, or rewrite them using colours to highlight important information so they retain it longer.

• Have your children take regular breaks to help allevi-ate eye, neck and brain fatigue while studying. This will help them be more productive and retain more of what they read and study.

• Encourage your teenagers to explore magazines or ap-propriate websites on subjects that interest them to keep them reading. Most local libraries carry selections of magazines on a variety of topics, including sports, science, mechanics and politics.

• Keep an assignment calendar on the fridge for quick reference of due dates, exams and how they fi t with other activities.

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Optometrists urge parents to have children’s eyes checked

Although most learning for a child is based on vision, the majority of

B.C. five-year-olds entering school this year have not had a comprehensive eye exam. That’s something the B.C. Association of Optometrists is hoping to change with the launch of a new Facebook page for its a-b-See Chil-dren’s Vision Program.

One in fi ve children has a vi-sion problem, so it is critical that parents ensure an eye exam is on their child’s back-to-school check-list, says Mini Randhawa, a B.C. optometrist.

“There is nothing more disheart-ening than to see children who are packed with potential lag behind in school because of an undetected vision problem,” says Randhawa.

B.C. optometrists launched the page to communicate directly with parents to help ensure their children are seeing and learning to their full potential.

“We want to be where parents are and make their lives easier by providing them with fun, practical and engaging content about their children’s vision and eye health,” says Randhawa.

“With so many parents using social media these days, a Face-book page is the perfect platform to build an online community where parents and optometrists can interact directly on an ongoing basis.”

Charmin Shannon is all too famil-iar with the importance of regular eye exams. When her son Kelly was four years old, an optometrist detected “lazy eye.”

This condition, where one eye has weaker vision than the other, can result in vision loss in the weaker eye if not treated early.

Fortunately for Kelly, his optome-trist detected the condition in time and patched the “good” eye to force the brain to process images from and strengthen the vision in the weaker eye.

After patching, and with eye-glasses, Kelly, 9, now sees well.


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Back to school means busier roads for drivers

It’s back to school time and the roads will

be busy again with school buses, a higher volume of children walking on the road and parents picking up and dropping off in school zones.

Drivers need to be cautious and take extra care on the road as they can affect pedestrian safety and reduce child pedestrian injury by how we act and react behind the wheel.

In Canada, more chil-dren acquire pedestrian-related injuries in the months of September and October and the most frequently reported child-pedestrian action that results in injury or death is crossing at an intersection followed by running onto the road.

“Younger children often lack the cognitive and physical skills to make safe decisions,” said Peter Christianson, Young Drivers of Canada

president.Drivers can use this

road safety checklist to help navigate this busy back-to-school time on the road:

• Be aware of school zone signage;

• Reduce speed in school zones;

• Wait for children to complete their crossing before proceeding—they often change their minds;

• Stop at least 20 metres behind a school bus when the upper red lights begin to fl ash and wait until the fl ashing stops;

• Motorists travelling in both directions must stop for a school bus ex-cept if the road is divided by a median;

• Be prepared—school buses stop at all railway crossings and are re-quired to open their door, but are not required to use the upper fl ashing red lights so there is not the usual warning;

• If you are driving children to school, drop them off in a safe area away from traffi c—most

schools have designated drop off zones

• Change lanes early for bicycles (they should be treated as another vehicle by giving them ample space);

• Be vigilant—many kids ride skateboards, scooters or roller blades on the road so be pre-pared for a possible fall by providing extra space;

• Use the ground view-ing technique to scan under parked cars for the feet of children ap-

proaching traffi c• Always leave plenty

of time to get to your destination—running late can cause aggres-sive driving behaviours;

• Avoid driver dis-tractions such as cell phones, eating or drink-ing and personal groom-ing which take your focus off the road.

For more information on driving tips, visit the Young Drivers of Canada website at www.young-drivers.com.

Drivers need to give young pedestrians extra space

How students can help• Walk to the bus stop, don’t run.• Always use caution when cross-

ing roadways.• Walk on the sidewalk whenever

possible. If no sidewalk is pres-ent, walk in the opposite direction

of traffic to be aware of oncoming traffic.

• Don’t fool around at the bus stop. Accidents can happen when individuals are unaware of their surroundings or distracted.

• Stand at the bus stop in a safe location. Do not enter the street.


sports SPORTS EDITOR: Don FennellPhone: 604 247 3732E-mail: [email protected]

by Don FennellSports Editor

The stars came out Sunday.

And not just in the night sky.

The stars we’re referring to are the players on the Brit-ish Columbia and Ontario teams that engaged in a memorable fi nal to decide the 2010 Baseball Canada Bantam girls’ championship at Richmond’s Brighouse Park. Many observers who packed the bleachers, including several old-timers, said the game was as well played as any they’ve seen.

B.C. won 5-4, but not without some severe nail-biting as Ontario rallied from a three-run defi cit and had the tying score at fi rst base (Larissa Pattison) in the bot-tom of the seventh inning. The steady hand Maryse Garcia at third base secured the victory when she caught a line shot from Brinley McLaren.

Both were major players in the game. Garcia was 3-for-3 at the plate and ac-counted for three of B.C.’s runs, while McLaren was the starting pitcher for Ontario and threw six and one-third innings and close to 90 pitches before making way for Kaitlyn Hauck to retire the fi nal two B.C. batters in the top of the seventh inning.

“They earned it, they played well all week,” B.C. head coach Al Forman said of his girls, who compiled a 4-0 tournament record.

“They beat two wonder-ful teams in Quebec (7-2 in the semifi nals) and On-tario (which like B.C. was undefeated going into the fi nal). And that play by the shortstop (Ontario’s Bre-anne Wilson-Bennett made a spectacular diving catch in the fi fth inning that would have made the SportsCentre highlight reel), you won’t see anybody make a play like that.”

The championship game quickly settled into a pitcher’s duel thanks to the brilliance of starters Lexie Brenneis (B.C.) and McLaren (Ontario), coupled with solid fi elding by both clubs. But B.C. skipper Forman chose to replace Brenneis (who had also pitched just under two innings in the morn-ing and whose pitch count was close to 60) after two outs in the second inning with Faythe Lou. Lou began strong by striking out the fi rst batter she faced (Ashley Flemington) for the third out. She also struck out two other Ontario batters. All told, Lou threw 64 pitch-es—37 of them strikes.

“She was just psyched,” Forman said of Lou.

The game remained score-less until the bottom of the third inning when Ontario broke the goose egg as Wilson-Bennett stole third and scored on a one-out single by Hauck.

B.C. threatened to break the game open in the top of the fourth with three runs. Jacklyn Smith hit into a fi eld-er’s choice that scored Remy Kesslar from third base.

Tamara Derby and Smith followed her home. They stretched their lead with two more in the seventh as both Lou and Sydney Elrick scored to put B.C. up 5-1.

However, Ontario refused to quit. Flemington scored on a fi elder’s choice and then, down to their last at-bat, Pattison looped a two-run single to score both Wilson-Bennett and Lindsay Cook. Suddenly the result was in doubt.

With Pattison represent-ing the tying run at fi rst base, McLaren stepped to the plate and took the fi rst pitch from B.C. pitcher Lou, a called ball, and then lined the second pitch to third base were it was grabbed by Garcia to end the ball game.

Ontario head coach David Gilroy genuinely believed his team was in the midst of another comeback win.

“In our fi rst game of the tournament (Thursday) versus Quebec we came back from a four-run defi cit in bottom of the seventh to win 6-5,” he said.

Prior to the start of the seventh against B.C., Gilroy said, “Girls, we’ve got an-other repeat performance in us here tonight.”

Ontario had been blanked from the medal round the previous seven years, so winning silver at this tourna-ment was a major achieve-ment.

“The girls played some amazing defence and our pitching came through, but B.C. just found some timely hitting and brought in the runs,” Gilroy said.

Quebec took third place with a 14-2 win over Nova Scotia in the bronze-medal game.

“We learned a lot,” said

Quebec head coach Richard Emond, whose team was led by Maude Coulombe’s two runs and four RBIs.

Pitcher Lianne Crete struck out seven over four innings for the win.

Quebec fi nished with a 3-2 record, but save for a couple of one-inning collapses likely would have fared even better. They were up 4-1 entering the seventh inning of their tournament opener Thursday against Ontario and lost 6-5. Similarly, in a semifi nal game Sunday against B.C., Quebec took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third inning but then sur-rendered four runs in the bottom half of the inning en route to a 7-2 loss.

“The two bad innings were the story of our team this year, but that’s baseball,” Emond said.

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Girls shine on the diamondB.C. is best at Baseball Canada’s Bantam championship in Richmond

Don Fennell photoB.C. head coach Al Forman showed confi dence in his relief pitcher, handing an eager Faythe Lou the ball during the second inning of Baseball Canada’s Bantam girls’ championship game Sunday at Brighouse Park. B.C. defeated Ontario 5-4 to win the national title.

Don Fennell photoOntario catcher Erin Albaum tags B.C.’s Maryse Garcia before she reaches home plate during fi nal-game action.


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“It’s a game of errors and if you do it all together then you’re in bad shape,” Emond added.

Some addition notes and quotes:

•”I see a lot of poten-tial in girls’ baseball,” said Ontario head coach David Gilroy said. “Girls in sport are pretty in-teresting. I’ve coached a lot of boys too (but) what I appreciate about the girls is that they’re always eager to learn. We started pulling this team together at the beginning of July and worked out weekends only, where the girls were on the fi eld fi ve-six hours a day. We tried to recruit the best play-ers and develop them, but we also chose some girls who may not have been the best players, but who we saw po-tential in. We saw that (potential) come out here at nationals.”

•“The folks of Richmond can be very proud of the tournament held here,” Gilory said. “The volun-teers have been amazing, they didn’t miss a beat and everything was fi rst class. For the girls, l think they’ll look back on this experience and realize it was a real bonding mo-ment for them as young ladies, and not only on our team. They’ve made a lot of friends and thanks to modern technology and things like Facebook hopefully they’ll be able to continue to be friends for years to come.”

•”I’ve coached a lot of boys’ teams and se-lect teams, and with the girls there is so much sportsmanship,” B.C. head coach Al Forman

said. “They work hard to win, but also clearly enjoy themselves. We’re a few years from an all-girls league (in B.C.), but

girls are playing baseball and getting much better. I’m a school teacher and I know for the girls to play with the boys (on co-ed

teams, as is the case with most girls playing base-ball in Canada) they’ve got to be pretty thick-skinned.”

Coaches confi dent game will continue to grow

Don Fennell photoFans didn’t just pack the bleachers for the Baseball Canada Bantam Girls Championship, but they also showed plenty of spirit.


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Trojans plan on being toughon the turfHugh Boyd kicks off high school senior football season Sept. 10 by Don FennellSports Editor

The Hugh Boyd Trojans’ mantra has been the

same for several sea-sons now: be physical, disciplined and tough to beat.

As far as head coach Bill Haddow is concerned, that’s still what he wants and expects from his high school football team as it heads into the 2010 sea-son which kicks off next week when Rutland vis-its Hugh Boyd for a 3:45 p.m. exhibition game Sept. 10.

Haddow inherits the top coaching reins from his brother Bruce, who stepped down after last season after a long ten-ure at the helm. The two coached together for many years and shared similar philosophies, so it’s not likely much will change—starting with expectations.

“We’re looking to be competitive and improve throughout the season,” said Haddow. “I’m not sure (a quick start to the season) is vital, but it’s always nice to start with some wins. I’m more con-cerned with improving as we go.”

However, Haddow said it’s important the Tro-jans are sharp for the league opener Sept. 25 at Seaquam.

Depth in football is perhaps as integral to a team’s success as in any sport. A lack of numbers will be a factor for Hugh Boyd, especially at the skill positions.

But the Trojans do have their share of potentially prime time players. Re-turning Grade 12s Aidan Docherty (running back and linebacker), Tyler Nett (tackle and defen-sive end), Edward Fengx-iao (guard and defensive tackle), Ivanne Hertez (guard and defensive tackle), Kris Briggs (cen-tre and defensive tack-le) and Brendan Nagata (wide receiver and line-backer) all fi t into that

category. Haddow will es-pecially rely on the likes of Aidan Docherty who he describes as “tough and versatile,” Nett—”big and athletic,” and Tiernan Docherty—”a natural athlete.”

The expectations at Hugh Boyd aren’t what they were two seasons ago when the Trojans ranked as high as No. 3 in the province at the AA varsity level, only to have the 2008 campaign end in disappointment follow-ing a 29-7 quarter-fi nal loss to the South Delta Sun Devils.

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Haddow is confident both the Trojans’ offen-sive line and second-ary have improved, to the point they’re now strengths.

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“Work hard on the fi eld and in the classroom, be respectful of your team-mates, opponents and teachers and have fun,” Haddow said.

The rest will take care of itself.

A pair of Hugh Boyd Trojans combined

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“We’re looking to be competi-tive and improve throughout the season. I’m not sure (a quick start to the season) is vital, but it’s always nice to start with some wins. I’m more concerned with improving as we go.”

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• English Services: 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.• Minnanese Service: 10:30 a.m.

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The NFL lottery ticket fundraiser that the Hugh Boyd Trojans football team has been working on this sum-mer is nearing its completion with the NFL season quickly approaching.

The parents and coaches of the team have been selling tickets for this unique lottery game to help with the costs of running three teams at the school. As well as selling individual tickets, the team has

a corporate deal whereby if a business purchases 50 tickets they will be provided with an advertising sign board which will be displayed on the fi eld at all Trojan home games. To date the club has sold fi ve ad boards.

Anyone interested in tickets and/or the corporate deal is asked to contact head coach Bill Haddow at [email protected].

Still time to jump into the poolBut Boyd football’s NFL fundraiser is quickly coming to a close

Raiders kick off gridironseason Sunday at Minoru Park

The Richmond Raiders kick off the 2010 Vancouver Mainland Football League season with a slate of games Sunday at Minoru Park.

The action begins at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the day.This season, the local minor football association is planning to fi eld two

Midget Division teams for the fi rst time. “We have had many kids return to the VMFL after playing high school

football,” said Raiders president Rob Parmar. “With 52-plus kids, we are still looking for a few 16 and 17 year olds to fi ll our (Midget) rosters.”


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JOHNSTON (Mckinney)(Dal) Lillian Dalziel

April 5, 1929 ~ June 4, 2010

The family of Dal Johnston invite friends and family to a Celebration of Life at her favourite place where she spent many happy summers. Please come to 2132 Birch St., Point Roberts, Washington on Sunday, September 5th between 3 & 7. All welcome.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DODMAN Susan Kim

April 2, 1955 - August 25, 2010

Susan was a daughter, sister, aunt, wife and mother. She was very involved in the school and was proud to be a hockey and golf mom to Kyle. She loved keeping score.

Susan loved life and all those who were a part of it. She was a great cook and loved to entertain, and host holiday dinners. Time spent in Kelowna with family was always a highlight.

Susan was predeceased by her mother Flo McMartin. She is lovingly remembered and survived by her father Donald, husband Dan, son Kyle, sister Donna, brother Jay and many relatives.

A private family service will be held. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Canadian Breast Cancer Society, BC / Yukon Chapter, 300 - 1090 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 2N7.

On-line condolences at:www.deltafuneral.ca.Delta Funeral Home

(604)946-6040

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

SIDDALL, Charles Archibald (27 Oct 1941 - Aug 28, 2010)

Charlie passed away at St. Jude’s Anglican Home sur-rounded by the love and prayers of his family and friends. Charlie will be sorely missed by his loving wife, Anne Christian, and his son, John Siddall. He is lovingly re-membered by his family and many friends who supported him through his lengthy illness. A proud member of the Team-sters Union local 31 for 35 years, Charlie lived his life true to his social democratic ideals. Outgoing, compassionate, and generous, with a wry sense of humour, Charlie was, above all, devoted to his family. A celebration of his life will be held at Christ Church Cathe-dral, 690 Burrard St. (at Geor-gia) Vancouver on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 11 am. The family would like to thank St. Jude’s Anglican Home for their kind and gentle care of Charlie.In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to your local food bank to honour Charlie’s memory.

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041 PERSONALS

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106 AUTOMOTIVE

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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115 EDUCATION

127 HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

ELECTROLYSIS, LASER HAIR REMOVAL, NAIL TECHNICIAN & HAIR STYLIST required for full ser-vice salon in Richmond. F/T or P/T available. Call 778-229-3146

130 HELP WANTED

EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON required for progressive auto/indus-trial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefi ts, RRSP bonuses. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours NE of Edmonton, Alberta. See our com-munity at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected]

FLAGGERS NEEDEDIf not certifi ed, training available for

a fee. Call 604-575-3944

FULL-TIME Kitchen Helper Needed at Tokyo Joe’s Japanese Restau-rant. Available shift (Evening & Weekend) No exp. req.; we will train. Duties: Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fruit, Clean and sanitize kitchen. $10.50/hr and 40 hrs/week. Location: Richmond. Re-sume: [email protected]

GET IN THE GAME!!!Up to $20/hour. No phones. Work with people. 15 positions for our Promotional Dept. People skills an asset. No experience, no problem.

Call Shelley 604-777-2195

GRANT PRODUCTION TESTING requires Supervisors, Night Opera-tors, Operators, immediately for Grande Prairie and Red Deer area. Must have valid drivers licence and pass drug test. Excellent wages and benefi ts. Forward resume to: Fax 780-539-3008 or email: [email protected].

HEARING TEST TECHNICIAN for industrial customers. NO past experience. Requires successful com-pletion of 4 day course. Must hold Class 5 DL & be personable & re-liable. P/T at $14.00/ hour. Re-sumes to [email protected] or fax 604-856-0596.

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED: Busy family looking for P/T help - Mon, Wed & Fri, 8am-Noon only. Duties include: laundry, h/hold cleaning & groceries. Must have own trans. $15/hr. Please email resume: [email protected]

LEMARE GROUP Production Ac-countant. Successful applicant will have a strong accounting back-ground that might include 4th level CGA courses or better. Computer literacy is essential with Accpac, Word and Excel experience an as-set. The successful applicant will have experience in the forest indus-try. Strong organizational skills are required to be effective in this busy environment. Competitive salary is commensurate with experience. Ap-plicants must be willing to relocate to Port McNeill, Vancouver Island. Please forward resumes to: Box 609 Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Fax: 250-956-4888 or email: [email protected].

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130 HELP WANTED

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER, F/T req’d w/exp to look after 1 child; Supervi-sion of child’s activities; taking care of general hygiene; preparing & providing timely meals. Sal: $11/hr Knowledge of English, Punjabi an asset. Contact Mr. Meharban at Email: [email protected] Fax: 604-270-9374 Location: 10100 River Drive, Richmond, BC

Positions AvailableRichmond Building Supplies Co. Ltd. has openings for: S Delivery Drivers & LabourersMust have a clean driving record & be in good physical condition as regular lifting is required.Please fax your resume to:

604-278-9853

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Richmond based food processing and Distribution Company is currently seeking a Production Supervisor.

Will be responsible for organizing and managing meat processing and packaging.

Previous experience in meat fabrication, processing and pack-aging is an asset. Must be able to organize and lead a production team in a fast paced enviro.

Donald’s Fine Foods Offers A Competitive Wage

Full Medical & Dental Benefi ts.

Please fax your resume: 604.875.6031

or email: careers@donaldsfi nefoods.com

PRODUCTION &WAREHOUSE WORK

Adecco is Busy! We have temporary work available for warehouse and production workers at all levels. Short and long term assignments available.

Forklift certifi cation with expe-rience an asset. All shifts including weekends available.

Have steel toe shoes and willing to work?

Call us now!604-273-8761

SERVICE MANAGER REQUIRED - Bannister GM is a busy Alberta GM dealership. Candidate must be industry experienced, possess lead-ership skills, hands on, organized, and time effi cient. Customer orient-ed and team builder skills a must. Fax resume to 780-723-6553. Email:

[email protected]

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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

NOW HIRINGManagers/SupervisorsIn the Greater Vancouver Area.

SOMETIMESALL YOU NEED IS

A CHANGE OF SCENERY!

Is casual dining or fast food leav-ing you less than challenge? At Denny’s,we offer you more than

just greeting customers and wait-ing tables. As a Manager, we’ll give you the chance to share

your expertise in a team focused, full service operation.

In return for your efforts, we provide outstanding growth

opportunity, competitive salaries, Performance-based

bonus, advancement opportunities and an

excellent benefi t package.

SOUNDS LIKE MUCH MORETHAN FAST FOOD TO US!

We are looking for energetic individuals with supervisory

experience, a commitment toCustomer service and the

ability to lead.

Send your resume to:[email protected] orby fax to : 1-604-942-0568

154 RETAIL

New Store Opening!Richmond, BC

SupervisorsMerchandisers

CashiersSet up crew

(FT & PT positions available)

LW Stores Inc. is Canada’s Largest Closeout Retailer!

Liquidation World is relocating to a bigger, brighter location with a brand new look and feel…..same great deals. Join the new excit-ing LW team today!

Send your cover letter/resume to:Human Resources

[email protected] (866) 807-9666

Find out more by visiting www.lwstores.com

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156 SALES

CALLING ALL successful inside sales representatives!

We are seeking a successful in-side telephone salesperson who is passionate about selling and servicing business customers. Our sales representatives contact existing and new business cus-tomers, outbound selling (B2B); multiple daily orders, and a short sales cycle. Intensive outbound sales is the focus with some inbound cross-selling and upselling. This is a great opportunity with outstand-ing earning potential. We are an established business with 2,000 employees with a brand following throughout the province. Check out our website at www.blackpress.ca

We offer: • Outstanding earning potential. Base plus commission. • Two weeks paid holidays • Excellent benefi ts (medical, dental) • Pension plan

Qualifi cations: • 1 year successful sales experi-ence preferred (B2B telephone experience preferred) • Outstanding sales skills • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Computer and time manage-ment skills • Advertising, media experience a plus

Email: [email protected]

SALES MANAGER

Richmond based food processing company is hiring for local Sales Manager. Will be responsible for assisting in new development and maintaining current local accounts. Visits customers on a daily basis to build and maintain relationships.

Requirements: · Bachelors degree in a business related fi eld · Must be fl uent in English, Cantonese and / or Mandarin.· Minimum of 5 years experience in a sales management capacity in the meat industry

Donald’s Fine Foods Offers A Competitive Wage

Full Medical & Dental Benefi ts.

Please fax your resume: 604.875.6031 or

e-mail: careers@donaldsfi nefoods.com

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

BUCHANAN LUMBER Truck Shop, High Prairie, Alberta. Heavy Duty Truck Mechanic/Shop Foreman. Must be a team player. Have com-pleted an apprenticeship truck and transport trade certifi cation. Super-visor experience would be an as-set. A competitive wage and benefi t package is offered. Address: P.O. Box 38, High Prairie, AB, T0G 1E0. Fax resume to 780-523-5910. Only those of interest will be contacted.

EXPERIENCED mobile Radio Technician wanted for busy two-way radio shop in Slave Lake Alber-ta. Must know radio, repeaters, boosters. Call Evan 780-805-5151 [email protected]

130 HELP WANTED


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

MECHANIC / TECHNICIAN For Polaris, Mercury, Argo Dealership. Whitehorse, Yukon. Full Time $24.00- $26.00 per hour D.O.E. Fax resume 867-668-2428 or call Chris @ Checkered Flag Recreation 867-633-2627.

PERSONAL SERVICES

180 EDUCATION/TUTORING

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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

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194 PHOTOGRAPHY

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

236 CLEANING SERVICESCAROLINE’S CLEANING

Mother/daughter team. Non toxic products. Bonded. 778-233-7712HOUSECLEANERS Spec. Move in/out $25 hr. 3 hr. min Exp. loyal reliable Exc. Refs 379-3839

HOUSE MOUSEEXP’D Housecleaner. Exc. refs. $21.00 per hour. 778-829-5579

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

PLACING & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

30 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

260 ELECTRICALYOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

269 FENCING

S & S CEDAR FENCINGFactory Direct Cedar Fence Panels for Sale & Installation. 8291 No. 5 Road, Richmond. 604 275-3158

281 GARDENINGGardening Services 21 yrs exp. Tree topping, pruning, trimming, power raking, aeration, clean-up. Free est. Michael 604-240-2881Soil, bark, Sand, Gravel etc. $25/yd + $50 del. Also, Property Maint. Services avail.Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSCLAYBURN RENOVATIONSHome Maintenance, Repair &

Renovations - Interior & Exterior.Basement suites, tiling, fl ooring,

plumbing, roofi ng, and more. Call (604)855-5820

Serving the Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland.

CLS&D CONTRACTING SERVIC-ES, Carpentry, Renovations, Addi-tions, Decks & Patios, Concrete work, Landscaping, Irrigation & Lighting, Complete Pressure Washing Service, Free Estimates, 20 years experience WCB & INSURED 604.726.7585 or e-mail [email protected]

130 HELP WANTED


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

COMPLETE HOMERENOVATIONS

Interior / Exterior repairs, kitchens, bathrooms, suites

upgraded. Carpentry, plumbing, electrical & tiling. All work guaranteed! 6 0 4 - 2 0 9 - 8 2 6 5

NEW & REPAIR. Bath & KItch, fl rs,tiles, moulding, dry-wall, painting,plumbing, wiring. Job guaranteed.WCB ins. Patrick 778-863-7100.

PAINTING, HOME RENOVA-TIONS, tile setting, sundecks,stairs. Free est. 778-686-0866.

300 LANDSCAPING

CONSTRUCTIVE LANDSCAPING

Paving stone/masonry, decks, cedar fence. Fine Italian

workmanship. 35 years experience.

Dan 604-250-7824constructivelandscaping.com

320 MOVING & STORAGE

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332 PAVING/SEAL COATING

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338 PLUMBING

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341 PRESSURE WASHING

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Same day serv. avail 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSEAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING

CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured.

Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

356 RUBBISH REMOVALDISPOSAL BINS. 4 - 40 yards. From $179 - $565 incl’s dump fees. Call Disposal King. 604-306-8599.

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373A TELEPHONE SERVICESA FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.**HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Pack-age Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

PETS

477 PETSCATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866

PETS

477 PETSBlue Nose Pitbulls, Razor’s Edge/ Gotti bloodlines, Seal blue coats with blue eyes, 1st shots & de-wormed. $1000 Call 604-825-6918CKC reg lab pups guart’d fi rst shots vet chk, microchipped, exc temp. declaws. $750, 604-533-8992.COCKER SPANIEL puppies, 4M, 1F, 1st shot, light golden colour, taild docked, $500. 778-866-8668.

FILA / MASTIFF GUARD DOGS.Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shotsGreat Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957.

GERMAN SHEPHERDS, 2 fem. p/b, 4 mo. black & tan, long-haired, shots & vet ✔ $600 (604)820-4644GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies, family raised, 1st shots & vet chkd, born July 21st $600. (604)864-8288KITTENS FOR ADOPTION. Spayed and neutered. $100. each. Call (604)820-1032 (Mission)LAB Pups CKC Reg’d Champ.lines 2 females (1blk/1yellow), 1st shots, de-wormed, tattooed, vet ✓ $800. 604-857-9192NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604-856-3647.POMERANIAN TOY PUP: Male, 5 months. $550. Please call (604)794-7347.PUG: Reg’d Female, brindle, ex-breeder, now retired. Very affection-ate. Comes with grunts & snorts! $500. Pls call: (778)549-3646.TOY POODLE PUPPIES 6 wks, brown, black & brown, and black $650. 604-820-4230 604-302-7602

PETS

477 PETSSTANDARD poodle black puppies. CKC registered purebred, family raised, exceptional temperament. $1300. 250-832-8032 or www.dogmatique.com.YELLOW LAB pups. 2 males left. Smaller size. Ready to go. Parents on site $500. 604-852-6176 AbtsfrdYORKIE X AMERICAN blue terrier. Male, very tiny, 8 wks. Lovable, playful. Asking $700. 604-852-7318

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCESAT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!

548 FURNITURESofa Italia 604.580.2525

560 MISC. FOR SALE#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the fi rst 20 callers!

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477 PETS


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Home Cottage Building Deals!! NO-CRETE TM Prefabricated Panel - Instant Foundation System - Basement $69.99/foot, Crawlspace $49.99/foot! ICF Concrete $19.99/5.33SF Block. 792SF - 2484SF Shell Erected + Exterior Lock-up + Interior Framing from $29,975.00!! www.greenrpanel.com / 1-800-871-7089. Local Dealer/ Installers!!!

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477 PETS


566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

ALTO SAX, great condition, used for semi band. $550! less than 2 yrs. rental. Call 604-538-5937.

GERHARD HEINTZMAN cabinet grand piano, upright. $450 fi rm. 604-859-7766

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ABBOTSFORD - Total Fixer Upper,Approx. 1250 sq.ft Home, 2 Bed, 1Bath w/unfi nished bsmt. 8000 sq.ftLot. $239,900 Call 604-534-3981

MISSION: By Owner: Duplex, reno’d, $1,000 rent per side.1,900 sq/ft, 6,100 sq/ft lot.$299K. Call Kelly: 604-418-3162. www.usellahome.ca #5196

EAST CAMBIE INCREDIBLE de-tached house, 2500 Fl area, 9,613 Lote size, hardwood fl ooring new! recently painted! Beautiful back yard! Fully fi nished bsmt suite.Open House on Aug 29 & Sep 05 from 1 to 3:30 pm. Mazuma StarRealty Ltd. Call Ofelia Flores Cell.778-239-1655 (MLS# V846096)ofl [email protected]

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MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sat. Sept.4th. 9am-1pm. 7120 & 7140 Cavelier Crt. Richmond.

Richmond, 2 family Sun Sept 5, 9am-2pm. 4695 Britannia Dr. Something for everyone.

Richmond: Garage Sale, Sat, Sept 4th, 3751 Royalmore Ave (off No 1 Rd), 10-2pm. Everything must go!

PLUMBING

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RENOVATIONS

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PAINTING

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Cedargreen Painting

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CONCRETE SERVICE

WEST CONCRETE We specialize in driveway, sidewalk, patio, foundation and retaining wall, all kinds of concrete jobs.

We also do fencing jobs.

Free estimate and free design.CALL WEST: 778-895-0968 RMD

LANDSCAPE & GARDENING SERVICE• Pressure Washing • Paving stones• Irrigation• New lawn installations• Lawn & garden maintenance• Tree and hedge planting• Painting, Res. & Com. 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE 604-771-6894 • 604-318-8805

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sports

Davis, Watson competeat inaugural Youth Olympics

Fourteen athletes from British Co-lumbia, two with Richmond ties, can now call themselves Youth Olympians.

Hugh McRoberts Secondary stu-dent and Richmond Kajak sprinter Shai-Anne Davis, 16, placed fourth overall in the girls’ 100-metre B fi nal with a time of 12.35 seconds at the inaugural Youth Summer Games in Singapore. Robert Watson, 16, and a member of the Richmond Gym-nastics Club, was 11th in the men’s all-around with 82.350 points. His best score came on the rings where he earned a score of 13.50 points.

B.C. athletes represented 23 per cent of the 60 Canadian athletes who competed at the Games.

As the fl ame was extinguished this week in Singapore, Team Can-ada celebrated 12 medals at the Games. B.C. athletes earned three of the medals, two in taekwondo and one in swimming.

The creation of Youth Olympic Games will give many children who were inspired in Vancouver and Whistler something to work towards as they progress through the performance pathway.

“Congratulations to British Co-lumbia’s athletes and the rest of the

Canadian team who participated at the 2010 Youth Olympics. You have made British Columbia proud,” said Ida Chong, Minister of Healthy Liv-ing and Sport. “You are an inspira-tion to young people throughout the country who have dreams of competing on the world stage and are role models for the great ben-efi ts of sport, physical activity and healthy living.”

“Contributing such a talented group of BC athletes to Team Cana-da for the fi rst Youth Olympic Games is an exciting accomplishment for the Province and our organization,” added Wendy Pattenden, CEO of the Canadian Sport Centre Pacifi c whose goal is to deliver sport per-formance programs to help Cana-dian athletes win medals.

“These young athletes have now had a very unique and valuable multi-sport games experience.,” said Pattenden. “The Youth Olympic Games are a fantastic new stepping stone between national and inter-national competition for developing athletes.”

The Youth Olympic Winter Games, which will be held in Innsbruck, Austria in 2012; the next summer Games in Nanjing, China in 2014.

Shai-Anne Davis placed fourth in the girls’ 100-metre B athletics fi nal.

Robert Watson placed 11th in the men’s individual all-around in ar-tistic gymnastics.

Richmond golfer Christine Wong is returning to San Diego State Univer-sity this week with a summer full of golf memories.

The sophomore missed the cut at the CN Canadian Open last week, but was one of just four amateurs in the event, qualifi ying as a mem-ber of the Canadian world amateur team. In the fi rst two rounds. She played alongside Lisa Strom and Jennifer Rosales, who has won twice on the LPGA tour.

This week’s tournament was Wong’s second career LPGA event. Last month, she fi nished tied for 55th overall as the No. 2 amateur in the fi eld at the U.S. Women’s Open in Oakmont, Pa., July 8-12. The 2010 Mountain West Conference Fresh-man of the Year also won the B.C. Women’s Amateur Championship by a whopping 11 strokes.

Wong is one of three women tabbed to represent Canada at the World Amateur Team Golf Champi-onships in Argentina, Oct. 16-31.

San Diego State begins its fall campaign at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, Sept. 17-18. Last season, Wong garnered all-conference accolades after win-ning two tournaments.

Wong returning to school aftersummer full of golf memories

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

RICHMOND. Ackroyd Rd. Newly reno 1 bdrm apt prkg, inste lndry, Sept 15, $900. np/ns 604-277-9018

RICHMOND, CENTRAL. 1 bdrm, clean & spacious, insuite lndry, NS/NP, $950/mth. Avail. Sept 1st. C 21 Prudential. Call 604-232-3022.

WEST RICHMOND Spacious 2 bed. Along major transit routes. Close to dike, shopping. Backs onto greenbelt. Porch. N/S. Pets ok. Refs reqd. Avail. Sept 1st. 1400/mo 604 218 0979

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

RichmondOcean Residences11671 7th Avenue

Condo-like bldg with great views a must see. Modern living, beaut grounds incl’d ponds & fountains. Close to Steveston and markets; Many stes with ocean views. Indoor/outdoor pkg, lockers, party rm, fi tness rm, sauna, outdoor pool, games rm, social rm, BBQ Area. Bach, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $800.

For more info & viewing call Irina 778-788-1872

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Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management

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WATERSTONEBright ★ Quiet ★ Spacious

1 & 2 Bdrm Apt Suites3 Appliances, balcony,

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Townhomes6 Appliances

Close to schools &stores. N/P.

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741 OFFICE/RETAIL

ON CANADA LINE 6700 #3 ROAD, RICHMOND

800 sq. ft. Ideal for Travel, Insu-rance etc. Parking available. 604-277-0966 or 604-273-1126

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

RICHMOND: Furnished bdrm. Sin-gle room; share kitchen, bathroom, ldry rm & eating nook. Cable, utils. h/sp net & prkg. $500. N/S. Avail now 778-785-4236; 778-988-9746.

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER4th & Granville, 2 br. grnd lvl, N/P. N/S. No ldry. Refs. $775/mo. incl heat/hydro. Immed. Suit single, couple neg. Priv Ent 604-244-7862

BRAND NEW 1 BEDROOM/1 BATHROOM suite located near Shell Rd. and Bridgeport. No pets, no smoking. Available on Septem-ber 1st. Rent: $800. Contact: Harvi @ 604-644-5274

GARDENCITY/Saunders Area. Reno’d 1Bdrm Suite Avail Asap. $700 Inc Utils. No Pets/Smoking. 604-279-1855 or after 6pm 778-840-1855.

RICHMOND #1 & Williams. Bache-lor ste. Immed. $600 incl utils. NP, NS. (604) 272-5440 or 889-5285.

Richmond: #3/Blundell, 1 bdrm $850/mo incl util. Also 1 bdrm + den Shell/Cambie $875 incl util. Oct 1. 604-278-7484

RICHMOND. #3 & Williams. 1 bdrm Private entry, full kitchen, appl. Np/ns. Near school & bus. Avail. immed. $800/mo. incl. utils., cable, net, shared w/d. 604-271-6949

STEVESTON/GILBERT. 1 bdrm. suite, full bath, sep. entry, near bus, alarm. $850/mo. incl. utils. Np/ns, no ldry. Kelly 604-448-1562

751 SUITES, UPPERABBOTSFORD Bright Spacious 1 Bdrm above ground suite on horse farm open fl oor plan soaker tub gas f/p W/D F/S D/W utilities and wire-less int incl $750 N/S N/P avail immed 604-625-8904

Richmond: 3/Bdrm, quiet, exc loc, din/rm, lge patio, 1,600 sq/ft, f/p, 5/applis, N/S, N/D, N/P. Ref’s. $1395/mo+ 1/2 utils. 604-277-5968.

752 TOWNHOUSES

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Townhouses with 5/appls, 2/bath, garage, f/p.

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RICHMOND Railway/Steveston Hwy., 3 bdrm., newly reno, 5 appl. incl. ldry. & garden. $1550 mo. Avail. immed. 778-848-6717

RENTALS: These listings cover all types of rentals fromapartments, condos, office space, houseboats and vacationhomes. So if you’re in the market to rent, or looking for aroommate, start here. Call bcclassified.com 604.575.5555

RENTALS

752 TOWNHOUSES

RICHMOND

QUEENSGATE GARDENS11020 Williams Rd.

Spacious 2 & 3 bedroom town-houses. 6 Appl’s., balcony, 2 car garage, 2 full bath, gas f/p. 1 Year lease required. No Pets.

Professionally Managed byColliers International

Call 604-841-2665

TRANSPORTATION

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS2006 BMW Z-4- convertible, mint.48K, auto, blk. no accident, all pow-er options, heated seats, must see, beauty $23,995obo (604)328-1883

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